Hay-rack.



I. L. OSBORNE.

HAY RACK. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6, 1914.

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APPLIOATION RILED JUNE6,1914.

Patented Jan. 12, 1915.

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ATTORNEYS ISAAC L. osnonivn, or REDMONID, OREGON.

HAY-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 12, 1915.

dication filed June 6, 1914. Serial No. 843,444.

all whom it may concern:

1 Be it known that I, ISAAC L. Osizoan, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Redmond, in the county of Crook and tical section,

,- cross bars 4 and 4 said cross bars as side plates 3. The

Stateof Oregon, have invented a new'and useful Improvement in Hay-Racks,of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in hay racks, and has for its object toprovide a combination rack of the character specified, capable of beingexpanded into rack form or contracted into compact form for handling orstoring, and wherein the rack may be converted into a rack forsupporting hay, straw, or the like, or into a crate or cage forconveying live stock, as for instance, hogs, sheep, calves, or the like.In the drawings :Figure 1 'is a side view of the improved rack, Fig. 2is atop plan View, Fig. 3 is an end view with the rack in use as a rack,Fig. 4 is a transverse ver- Fig. 5 isfront view of the front rail, Fig.6 is an end view with the rack arranged as a crate or cage, Fig. 7 is anenlarged partial side view of one of the side frames, and Fig. 8 is afront view of a modified form of end gate.

The present embodiment of the invention comprises a base, consisting ofupper and lower bed plates 1 and 2 of suitable length, and the bedplates connect front and rear frames. The front frame is composed ofside plates 3, connected by pairs of front and rear cross bars 4 and 1,the bed plates 1 and 2 being arranged above and below the and beingsecured to the shown, intermediate the members of each pair of crossbars 4 and 4- are spaced apart from each other as shown, and theadjacent members of the pairs are connected at the side plates 3, bylongitudinally extending plates 5.

The rear frame consists of side lates 6, front and rear pairs of crossbars and 7 and a central cross bar 8, thecross bars con necting thesideplates.

The bed plates 1 and 2 are secured to the cross bars 7, 7" and 8, asshown in- Fig. 2. Flooring plates 9 are laid on the cross bar 8, and onthe adjacent members of the pairs of cross bars 7 and 7 between theupper bed plate 1 and the side plates 9. The members of each pair ofcross bars 7 and 7'- are spaced apart n the same manner as the membersof the pairs 4 and 4 of the front frame. I

' with the sides are arranged plate 19 is arranged bracket The sideplates 3 of the front frame and the side plates 6 of the rear frame areprovided with bearing clips 10 on their outer faces, each of the plateshaving two clips, and the front cross bar ofthepair 4 is also providedwith a .pair of clips 10 on its outer face similar to the clips 10 ofthe side plates 3 and 6. Side frames are also provided, each of the saidframes consisting of four uprights l1, and the lower ends of thestandards adapted to be received in the clips 10 of the side plates 3and 6, when the side frames of the rack are in vertical position to forma crate or cage.

The standards 12 are arranged'with their wide dimensions in the plane ofthe side, that is, with their Wide dimensions in the same plane, whilethe uprights are arranged their wide dimensions parallel. A standard 12is provided for each clip 10, and an upright 11 is arranged adjacent toeach standard on the outer side thereof. The upper ends of the uprights11 are beveled as indicated at 13 in Figs. 3 and 4, and longitudinallyextendingplates 14 are arranged on the beveled ends and are secured tothe uprights in any suitable manner.

Bolts 15 are passed through the ends of the uprights at the beveledsurfaces and through the plates 14, and each bolt is pro-' vided with anut 16 at its upper end. When to be used as a'rack as shown in Figs. 3and 4, rails 17 and 18 are arranged transversely of the base frame atthe front and rear ends for connecting I the outer side of the sideframes, and each of the rails 17 and 18 is provided with an opening ateach end for receiving the end of the adjacent bolt 15, and areinforcing end of each rail on the upper facethereof,

' each plate 19 having anopening registering with the opening oftherail, and the reinforcing plates are secured to'the rails in anysuitable or desired manner.

The front rail 17 difiers slightly from the rear rail 18 in that ter andat its front edge notches 20 are provided, and a substantially U-shapedbracket comprising a body 21 andarms 22 is connected with the rail. Thebody 21 of the bracket has its Wide dimension vertical and is spaced infront of the front edge of the rail as shown in Fig. 5. The arms 22 ofthe are secured to theupper face of the transversely of each on eachside of its cen masses arranged as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, and the isalso evident upper "free ends of the side frames'are connected by thefront and rear rails 17 and 1.8. The ladder is now placed, and the rackis ready for use. When loaded the gates are supported by theirengagement with the uprights, so that theload cannot fall out throughthe gates. When it is desired to transform the rack into a crate or cagethe rails 17 and 18 are removed and laid aside.

Each side frame is arranged as shown in F ig.- 1, the lower .ends of thestandards being engaged with the clips 10. The front and rear end gatesare then placed and secured to the end uprights of the said frames .bythe bolts 38, and the nuts 39. Before placing the intermediate gates orpartitions, floor boards not shown are dropped into place on each sideof the upper bed plate 1 be tween the adjacent ends of the floor boards5 and 9. The intermediate gates or partitions are then placedand'secured in place to the uprights, and the'said I partitions or gateshold the floor boards abovementioned in place.

It will be noted from an inspection of Fig. 2 that each of the sideframes 3 and'6 is grooved or mortised as indicated at 46 at the spacebetween the members of each pair of cross plates H 7 and 7, forreceiving the uprights.

The improved rack is easily adjusted to either form, and when it isdesired to store the same the parts may be folded into small space."When converted into a crate or cage, there are three compartments, sothat the animals may be separated into small lots, thus preventing theliability of damage from each other. In addition the farmer has twocomplete implements in a single form.

Each end gate shown in Fig. 8 comprises cross plates 47 and verticalbars 48 at its the bars being secured to the plates suitable manner. Aii-shaped brace connected with the gate, the said is ale braceconsisting of two portions 49, conand secured to verging at their upperends or plates 49 are the plates 47. The portions beveled at their endsto fit closely against each other at the bottom of the gate and to fitclosely against the bars 48 at the top of the gate.

It will be evident that the improved rack may he left permanently ineither condition, either as a rack or as a crate if, desired. lit thatin either form certain be omitted. For instance in elements might thetransverse gates,

a rack the end gates,

' and thefloor boards would not be needed,

hile as a crate the front and rear rails 17 a-nd l8 and the ladder wouldnot he needed.

I claim 1. A\rack comprising a base consisting of front an d rear framesspaced apart from each other at their ad acent ends, each I s K,

when in inclined jacent side frame,

frame having at each end a transversely exthereof to permit the sideframes to be con-.

nected with the base in inclined position diverging from the base towardtheir upper ends, front and rear rails for connecting the upper edges ofthe side frames at their ends position, and a series of gatesfor-connecting the side frames when in vertical position, each sideframe having a hinged and rear frames of the base, said gate beinghinged at its upper side edge to swing in wardly and upwardly, means in'connection with each gate and the side frame for limiting the outwardswinging movement of the gate to a position in the plane of the adand aladder detachably connected with the front end of the base, the frontside rail having means for embracing the ladder.

the clips at the ad gate at the space between the front 2. A rackcomprising a base consisting of front and rear frames spaced apart fromeach other at their adjacent ends, each frame for engaging the clips atthe adjacent sidepermitting the side frames to be connected with thebase in approximate parallelism and approximately vertical to the base,and having uprights fitting the transverse slots between the bed platesand resting on the base at the sides thereof to permit the side framesto be connected with the base in inclined position diverging from thebase toward their upper ends, front and rear rails for connecting theupper edges of the side frames at .their ends when in inclined position,and a series of gatesfor con necting the side frames when in verticalposition, each side frame having a hinged gate at the space betweenthe'front and rear frames of the base, said-gate being hinged at itsupper side edge to swing inwardly and upwardly, and means in connectionwith each gate and the side frame for limiting the outward swingingmovement of the gate to a position in the plane of the adjacent sideframe.

3. A hay rack comprisinga base consistof the base for ing of front andrear frames spaced apart from each other at their adjacent ends, eachframe having at each end a transversely extending Vertical slot, upperand lower bed plates arranged longitudinally of the base and connectingthe frames at the center of the base, holding clips at each side of eachof the frames, side fran'ies each having standards for engaging theeiips at the ad jacent side of the base for permitting the side framesto be connected With the base in approximate parallelism andapproximately vertical to the base and having uprights fitting thetransverse slots between the bed plates and resting on the base at thesides thereof to permit the side frames to be con nected with the basein inclined position diverging from the base toward their upper ends,front and rear rails for connecting the upper edges of the said framesat their ends When in inclined position, and a series of gates forconnecting the side frames when m Vertical position, each side framehaving memes a hinged gate at the space between the front and rearframes of the base, said gate being hinged at its uppersideedg'e toswing inwardly and u w dl I J r I l. A hay rack comprising a baseconsisting of front and rear frames'spaced apart rrom each other, 11'peer and lower bed plates extending longitu inally of the base aboveclined position, each side frame having a gate at the space between the-front and rear frames, and hinged. at its upper side to swlng inwardand. upward for the purpose specified. v

ISAAC L. OSBORNE.

Witnesses 5. BABE, W. B. DAesis'r'r.

